CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS IN LAND DEGRADATION AND DESERTIFICATION IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

Project Background

Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is an African institution committed to deepening of democracy, protecting human rights and enhancing good governance in the southern region of Africa. As one of its programmes under Economic Justice, OSISA has partnered with UNDP, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Equator Initiative and Environment and Development in Africa (ENDA) to implement a

We are looking forward to hire an intern who will design and establish a quality assurance system to ensure that Sikika’s publications suit their purpose and ensure implementation of the agreed standards.

Title: Quality Assurance Volunteer

Reports To: M&E Officer

Objective: Ensuring all produced reports and publications meet both local & international quality standards.

Dar es Salaam, May 14, 2014 — Tanzania's leading cellular network, Vodacom and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) today launched a revolutionary banking service, M-Pawa, that will allow millions of Tanzanians to save and borrow money on the their mobile phones.

His Excellency President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete launched the service in Dar es Salaam and had this to say, "the historic launch of M-Pawa today is to a large extent a testament to the success of the

Transcript of press briefing with the Secretary-General and Lakhdar Brahimi

Joint Special Representative for Syria

New York, 13 May 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have an announcement to make and because of its nature I wanted to make it in person.

It is with great regret that, following consultations with the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby, I have decided to accept the request of Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi to relinquish his duties as Joint Special Representative of the Secretary-General and League of Arab States, effective 31 May 2014.

For nearly two years, Joint Special Representative Brahimi has sought an end to the brutal and still

Five abducted foreign nationals from Tanzania, Nigeria and Kenya were recovered Tuesday during a raid in Pakistan's troubled Baluchistan province, police said: "They were recovered during a raid in Overseas colony and they were chained inside a house," district police officer Bashir Brohi said.

Brohi said the raid was conducted in Kech district after receiving an intelligence report.

Background of the recovered persons - who belonged to Tanzania, Nigeria and Kenya - was being verified.

Brohi stated that two foreign nationals were abducted in 2012, two in 2013 and one was kidnapped in 2014, most probably from Pakistan's largest city Karachi.

District Kech is considered to be one of the sensitive districts of Baluchistan as separatists and insurgents have been operating in the area for more than a decade.

Four Nigerian football players were sentenced to six-months jail by Kisutu Resident Magistrate's court after pleading guilty of illegal stay in the country. Kisutu is an administrative ward in the Ilala district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania.

Andrew Okoro and Chiku Odia appeared before Magistrate Frank Moshi and after pleading guilty they were each fined 100,000 Shillings or serve a six-month jail term. The duo opted to jail terms after failing to pay the stated fine.

Two other Nigerians Chikereke Messaiah and Onyekwu Daniel also had to serve six-month jail after

The government through National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is conducting its fifth Labour Force Survey this year which would foster the development of quality employment policies across the country.

Speaking to invited dignitaries during the workshop on Labour Force Data Production and Management organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank in Dar es Salaam today, NBS, Director General, Dr Albina Chuwa said that the survey would provide labour market information.

“ Labour Market Information which will be used in a variety of ways including macroeconomic monitoring